What is SCORM and Tin Can API?

Both SCORM and Tin Can – now more commonly known as xAPI – are communications protocols for tracking learning related activity. They provide a framework and structure to pass data and information between learning content and technologies.
What is the difference between xAPI and API?
API stands for Application Programming Interface. It is a generic software term for the connection between different technical systems. Two software systems can share data with each other using APIs. The xAPI refers specifically to how learning activities should be reported between different technical systems.
What is replacing SCORM?
As the reigning alternative to SCORM, xAPI is the 'future-proof' option. xAPI is also more reliable than SCORM. It is a newer standard, which means it is built to adapt better with the current software.

Is SCORM going away?

Summary: SCORM, in all its incarnations, has been a constant within the eLearning community for well over a decade, 18 years to be exact. Since then, technology has left the standard in the dust with users looking for new and more detailed ways to track learner journeys. In truth, SCORM is dead.
What is a tin can file?
Tin Can is an open source Application Programming Interface (API). It is sometimes referred to as Experience API and xAPI, offering an advanced way for programs and software to speak to each other and track all learning experiences.
What is the difference between SCORM and AICC?
Another standard you may come across is AICC, although SCORM is much more predominant in the industry today. One of the biggest differences between AICC and SCORM is the way that each communicates with your LMS. AICC sends HTTP messages to your LMS, while SCORM communicates with JavaScript.
When comparing xAPI vs. SCORM, the main difference is that xAPI allows the tracking of learning activity from multiple contexts online and offline, not just on the LMS. xAPI is fast becoming the new industry standard, challenging SCORM for dominance in the e-learning sphere.
What is xAPI in LMS?
xAPI is a simple, lightweight way to store and retrieve records about learners and share these data across platforms. These records (known as activity statements) can be captured in a consistent format from any number of sources (known as activity providers) and they are aggregated in a learning record store (LRS).
Who created SCORM?
ADLSCORM was created in the year 2000 by a US Department of Defense organization called ADL. It is now widely adopted and is the de facto industry standard. To date, there are three released versions of SCORM, each building on top of the prior one.

Is SCORM old?

SCORM is extremely outdated. The model upon which it's based is over 10 years old. Moreover, the emphasis on self paced computer-based training was clearly misplaced. This is one of the many reasons the "latest" SCORM version resulted in a very low adoption.
Why is SCORM dead?
What is the latest version of SCORM?
SCORM 2004SCORM 2004 (formerly known as SCORM 1.3) is the most recent release. It extends and formalizes the packaging and Run-Time portions of the 1.2 standard, but its key addition is the sequencing and navigation (S&N) specification.

What is tin can in eLearning?

In short, Tin Can was created to allow you to track more information about the learning behavior of users than was previously available. The existing standard, SCORM, can really only track what's happening inside an eLearning course–who takes the course, how well they do on the assessment, and things like that.
What is the difference between xAPI and SCORM?
What is LMS API?
The API is basically the communicating mechanism between the LMS and your content. If you receive an "Unable to acquire LMS API" error when launching Articulate content in your LMS, it may be caused by the version of Java that you have installed. Some LMSes use a Java API object to load content.